MHS Centennial Organization: Manitoba Association of School Trustees / Manitoba School Boards Association

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The Manitoba School Trustees Association was established as a result of an organizational meeting held at Brandon on 3-5 April 1907. Initially, it was known as the Department of School Administration of the Manitoba Educational Association and changed its name the following year to the School Trustee’s Department.

It was incorporated as the Manitoba School Trustees Association in 1943. It divided into separate urban and rural associations in late 1952 (called the Manitoba Urban Trustees Association and Manitoba School Trustees Association, respectively) but the two entities re-merged in 1965, becoming the Manitoba Association of School Trustees. It was renamed the Manitoba School Boards Association in 1990.

Presidents

Samuel MacMorine
Samuel MacMorine (1907-1908)

John Archibald McKerchar
John Archibald McKerchar
(1908-1909)

Alexander Morrison Campbell
Alexander Morrison Campbell
(1909-1910)

William Horne Bewell
William Horne Bewell
(1910-1913)

John Livingstone Brown
John Livingstone Brown (1913-1915)

Ira Stratton
Ira Stratton
(1915-1916)

William Iverach
William Iverach
(1916-1919)

Samuel Henry Forrest
Samuel Henry Forrest (1919-1920)

James Allison Glen
James Allison Glen (1920-1924)

Joseph Aldéric Marion
Joseph Aldéric Marion (1924-1926)

Henry Nesbitt MacNeill
Henry Nesbitt MacNeill (1926-1931)

Arthur Thomas “Tom” Hainsworth
Arthur Thomas “Tom” Hainsworth
(1931-1933)

Matthew James Stanbridge
Matthew James Stanbridge
(1933-1936)

John N. McFadden
John N. McFadden (1937-1939)

Wallace Conrad “Wally” Miller
Wallace Conrad “Wally” Miller
(1939)

James Dowsett
James Dowsett [Minnedosa]
(1940-1942)

Duncan Lloyd Cameron
Duncan Lloyd Cameron (1942-1944)

James Anthony Cuddy
James Anthony Cuddy (1944-1946)

George Arthur Fitton
George Arthur Fitton (1946-1948)

Albert James “Bert” MacLeod
Albert James “Bert” MacLeod
(1948-1950)

James Anthony Cuddy
James Anthony Cuddy (1951-1954)

Abram Jacob Thiessen
Abram Jacob Thiessen (1954-1958)

Oswald Morton McKay
Oswald Morton McKay (1958-1960)

Réne Préfontaine
Réne Préfontaine
(1960-1961)

R. W. McPherson
Robert W. McPherson [Hartney]
(1962-1963)

Ron Parkinson
Ron Parkinson
[St. Boniface]
(1963-1964)

Alvin Chown Hamilton
Alvin Chown Hamilton (1964-1966)

Glen Harrison Lowther
Glen Harrison Lowther (1966-1968)

Bertrun Elwood “Bert” Glavin
Bertrun Elwood “Bert” Glavin
(1968-1969)

Dorwin Kenneth “Ken” Compton
Dorwin Kenneth “Ken” Compton
(1969-1970)

William “Bill” Norrie
William “Bill” Norrie (1970-1971)

Walter W. “Wally” Robson
Walter W. “Wally” Robson
(1971-1973)

Joseph C. Stangl
Joseph C. Stangl
(1973-1974)

Dean D. Durston
Dean D. Durston
(1974-1975)

Maureen Hemphill
Maureen Hemphill
(1975-1976)

Ken Burgess
Ken Burgess
(1976-1977)

Margaret Trott
Margaret Trott
(1977-1978)

Ed Hart
Ed Hart
(1978-1979)

Allen “Al” Rouse
Allen “Al” Rouse
(1979-1980)

John Murray
John Murray
(1980-1981)

Myrtle I. Zimmerman
Myrtle I. Zimmerman
(1981-1982)

David Robert “Bob” Rose
David Robert “Bob” Rose
(1982-1983)

George Marshall
George Marshall
(1983-1984)

John Johnson
John Johnson
(1984-1985)

Linda McIntosh
Linda McIntosh
(1985-1986)

Doug Mosset
Doug Mosset
(1986-1987)

Judy Silver
Judy Silver
(1987-1988)

Vern Kulyk
Vern Kulyk
(1988-1989)

Brenda Leslie
Brenda Leslie
(1989-1990)

Robert “Bob” Gladstone
Robert “Bob” Gladstone
(1990-1991)

Eric Leonard Jonasson
Eric Leonard Jonasson
(1991-1992)

Lorn Bergstresser
Lorn Bergstresser
(1992-1993)

Gail Watson
Gail Watson
(1993-1994)

Marinus Van Osch
Marinus Van Osch
(1994-1995)

Carolyn Duhamel
Carolyn Duhamel
(1995-1996)

Betty Green
Betty Green
(1996-1997)

Roy Schellenberg
Roy Schellenberg
(1997-1998)

Leonard “Len” Schieman
Leonard “Len” Schieman
(1998-1999)

Doug McGiffin
Doug McGiffin
(1999-2000)

Rey Toews
Rey Toews
(2000-2001)

Donald “Don” Dunnigan
Donald “Don” Dunnigan
(2001-2002)

Linda Archer
Linda Archer
(2002-2003)

Garry Draper
Garry Draper
(2003-2005)

Ruth Ann Furgala
Ruth Ann Furgala
(2005-2007)

Yolande Dupuis
Yolande Dupuis
(2007-2009)

Hugh Coburn
Hugh Coburn
(2009-2011)

Robert Rivard
Robert Rivard
(2011-2013)

Floyd Martens
Floyd Martens
(2013-2015)

Ken Cameron
Ken Cameron
(2015-2018)

Alan M. Campbell
Alan M. Campbell
(2018-2023)

Sandy Nemeth
Sandy Nemeth
(2023-present)

 

Presidents (Manitoba Urban Trustees Association)

William Graham Ferguson
William Graham Ferguson
(1952-1953)

Anne Ethel “Nan” Murphy
Anne Ethel “Nan” Murphy
(1953-1954)

Leslie James Bennett
Leslie James Bennett
(1954-1955)

Lorimer Burnett Shilson
Lorimer Burnett Shilson
[Carman]
(1955-1956)

Arthur Henry Day
Arthur Henry Day
(1956-1959)

Glen Percy Sutherland
Glen Percy Sutherland
(1959)

Cecil Roy Durston
Cecil Roy Durston
[Dauphin]
(1959-1960)

Roy Joseph Matas
Roy Joseph Matas
(1960-1961)

Edward Lawrence Reynolds
Edward Lawrence Reynolds
[Miniota]
(1961-1962)

Aidan Hamilton Conklin
Aidan Hamilton Conklin
(1962-1964)

 

 

Secretaries / Executive Directors

John Thomas Haig
John Thomas Haig (1907-1913)

Hugh Walter Cox-Smith
Hugh Walter Cox-Smith
(1913-1926)

Robert Love
Robert Love
(1926-1956)

Bethel Harold Stinson
Bethel Harold Stinson
(1956)

Gail Godfrey
Elva Bell
(1957)

Gail Godfrey
Nina Antoinnette Yaremovich Partrick
(1957-1965)

Gail Godfrey
Gail Godfrey
(1966-1967)

Gail Godfrey
Dona Richter
(1966-1967)

Alexander C. Anderson
Alexander C. “Sandy” Anderson
(1967-1972)

Norman G. Harvey
Norman Gilbert “Norm” Harvey

(1972-1986)

Jerry MacNeil
Jerry MacNeil
(1987-2000)

Carolyn Duhamel
Carolyn Duhamel
(2000-2015)

Nathanael Joshua Watt
Nathanael Joshua “Josh” Watt
(2015-present)

 

 

 

See also:

Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Educational Association

Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Teachers’ Society

Manitoba Women Trustees, Manitoba School Boards Association.

50th Convention Anniversary Slide Show, Manitoba School Boards Association.

Sources:

“Government aid for rural schools is urged by Beck,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 January 1941, page 13.

“School Board notes,” Selkirk Enterprise, 23 October 1952, page 1.

“Minister predicts school aid increase,” Brandon Sun, 24 November 1959, page 3.

“Trustee groups here vote to amalgamate, to set up new body,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 June 1965, page 118.

History of the Manitoba School Boards Association.

We thank Karen Harrington and Joshua Watt for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 December 2023